Hame-tug



ATTORNEY G. W. vMOLIERE.

HAMB TUG.

N. PETERS Pham-Lilhognphnr. Washington. D. C,

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE IV. MOLIERE, OF OCEAN VIEIV, CALIFORNIA.

HAM E-TUG.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 395,847, dated January 8, 1889. Application filed May 4, 1888. Serial No. 272,802. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. MOLIEEE, of Ocean View, in the county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hame-Tugs, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is .in the nature of an improved hame-tug for connecting the haines to the forward ends of the traces.

Figure l is a side View of the tug and the .forward end of the trace, and Fig. 2 ,is a horizontal longitudinal section.

A is the hollow haine-tug, which is made of leather.

I3 is the metallic clip or eye, which is loosely connected to the haines. This eye has two elongated shanks, B B', which extend inside the hollow tug and upon its opposite ,sides back to the rear end of the same, where one of these shanks is perforated with a screwthreaded hole, a', registering with a transverse hole, a, in the tug. Into the hollow tug, and between the shanks B B of the metal eye, is extended the forward end Vof the trace, whose eyelets are arranged to successively register with the holes c c in the tug. Through these holes and the eyelets of the trace is turned a set-screw, C, which in passing through the eyelet of the trace takes the place of the tongue of the buckle. This screw has its head made with a nick, c', so as to permit it to be turned by a screw-driver, has hexagonal or angular sides c2, so as to permit it to be turned by a wrench, and has also a hole, c3, through it, so as to permit it to be turned by means of a nail or pin, thus permitting the screw to be adjusted by a great variety of tools, as may be most couvenient to the user.

IVhen the screw is turned to its place, it will be seen thatit is seated in the holes of the metal shanks, and the draft-strain does not `come on the leather tug at all, but is transmitted. through the metal connection, which makes the connection very strong. IVhen it is desired to shorten or lengthen the trace, it will be seen that all that it is necessary to do is to remove the screw and p ull out or force in the trace till another hole cornes in front of the screw, after which the screw is again entered and the trace made fast.

'W ith this construction of tug it will be seen there is no projecting end of the trace, the latter being neatly housed, and there can be no accidental disconnection, as may take place with the tongue of the buckle.

In adapting my invention to a staple-haine I may make the eye B in the shape of abroad clip, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. l.

IIaving thus described my invention, what I claim as new is- A haine-tug consisting ol a hollow leather casing for lthe reception ofthe entire end of the trace, a metal eye or clip with shanks extending along the inside walls of the leather casing and leaving space between them for the tug, and a set-screw passing through the rear ends of the hollow casing, the extended shanks, and the trace, substantially as shown and described.

GEO. IV. HOLIERE.

IVit-nesses:

T. J. CURRY, W. J. WATERS. 

